Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Maria Antonia Campos¹  Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior¹  Carlos Augusto Gomes¹  Karina Peisino Do Amaral¹  Diogo Campos Almeida¹ 

关键词: Ludwig's angina;    Dengue;    Thrombocytopenia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0054-2013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Here, we report a case of Ludwig's angina, which required surgery because of toothache. The patient had dengue and severe thrombocytopenia as confirmed by clinical and laboratory diagnoses. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina.

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